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Hi Everyone, Developed an AWS Secure Office Environment project to apply core AWS concepts through a real-world architecture rather than isolated examples. The project focuses on networking, security, and scalability, using VPC design, private subnets, and controlled internet access. Scalability was implemented using an Application Load Balancer and Auto Scaling Group, with web applications served securely from private EC2 instances. This hands-on approach helps bridge the gap between theory and practical cloud design. Phase 1 completed. https://lnkd.in/dBXxnawj

Local-First started with a simple syncing problem: how do you move private data from one phone to another without sending it through a cloud service? That question led to research, new approaches to synchronisation, and eventually a rethink of who software should really serve (spoiler: it's the user, of course). Hear from the builders and early-adopters of Local-First software in our upcoming mini-doc, coming this Friday 🔥

“Spring Cloud Config Server”. What is it? With dozens of distributed microservices, you need a way to share configuration details quickly. DB URL’s. Constants. Environment variables. Etc. Keep them in a DB? You don’t want the overhead of DB transactions when you are dispensing these details to possibly one hundred microservices. “Config Server” libraries store these details in a dedicated software repo. They can be pulled quickly. They can be versioned. There is no limit to the size you can store.

Self Hosting Qwen2 5 3B for Production Apps What Setup? 📌 Self-hosting Qwen2.5-3B for a production browser extension raises questions about reliable infrastructure and optimal model performance. Users are weighing Oracle Cloud's free tier against alternatives like llama.cpp and exploring lighter, more modern models for classification tasks. Concerns about scalability, long-term stability, and cost-effective deployment dominate the discussion. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dCbXM8cr #Qwen253b #Llamacpp #Oraclecloud #Quantization #Productionsetup

Why pay more for software when you can control your data and cut costs by self-hosting open-source apps on AWS? Self-hosting shifts the power back to you. Instead of relying on costly SaaS subscriptions with limited control, you own your data and infrastructure. Deploying open-source solutions on AWS means you tailor configurations to your needs, ensuring compliance and security without compromise. This flexibility also allows you to scale effectively, paying only for the resources you use. For example, organizations using our pre-configured AWS Marketplace patterns for applications like Mastodon or Zulip have reduced licensing fees significantly, while maintaining full control over their data environments. This approach isn't just about savings—it's about empowering your team to create faster with reliable, scalable infrastructure built on proven AWS best practices. If you're ready to simplify your cloud path, reduce operational costs, and gain data autonomy, self-hosting with FOSS on Cloud is the way forward. How are you managing your open-source deployments today?

Day 8/90 – Cloud Server Setup: Docker, Nginx & Web Deployment. Today's goal is to deploy a real web server on the cloud and learn practical server management. What I did: 1.Launched an AWS EC2 instance. 2. Connected securely using SSH. 3. Installed and configured Nginx. 4. Opened port 80 in the security group. 5. Accessed the web server from my browser. 6. Monitored live Nginx logs from the server. Seeing my public IP load the Nginx welcome page in the browser was a great feeling. I also explored log monitoring using: - tail -f for live traffic. - grep for filtering logs. - Understanding HTTP status codes (200, 404). This task helped me understand: - How cloud servers actually work. - How services run in production. - Why logs are critical for debugging. - The difference between local machine and remote server. #90DaysOfDevOps #DevOpsKaJosh #TrainWithShubham TrainWithShubham Shubham Londhe

Remote MCP servers for AlloyDB, Bigtable, Cloud SQL, Firestore and Spanner are here! Connect to your database from IDEs, CLIs, hosted vibe-coding platforms or favorite agent development frameworks (ADK, Langchain, AutoGen, CrewAI...) to build data-driven agents, improve your developer productivity or whatever floats your boat. https://lnkd.in/eSuXHGMf #googlecloud #mcp

How We’ve Handled a Suddenly Down Website We have our business website, running on a DigitalOcean cloud droplet. Suddenly, we noticed that the website was down. In some suspicious way it happened after some infrastructure work by the cloud provider. After validating that the domain wasn’t expired, and that the droplet was up, we went into some basic investigation on the cloud. A Short check revealed that the problem was that the service of the website – apache2, could not run on port 80, since it was held by nginx. A quick investigation showed that nginx was running on startup, apparently by default. Disabling it, and ensuring that apach2e starts on boot-  has solved the problem. Validating it by rebooting again – and seeing that the website stayed up- closed the issue.   Why did it happen only now ? We assume that the infrastructure work caused a reboot of the droplet, and then the problem surfaced. Conclusion: When you are setting up an environment - always check what happens on reboot.  ***** We help companies solve the leaks and make things get done properly. If you need some responsible team that will back up your department and increase calm and efficiency –  feel free to set up a free consulting meeting. YIM Programming – The Way We’re Doing Things #cloud #engineering #cto #devops

Open-source has always been part of proIO GmbH’s DNA. More than a decade ago, the team evaluated multiple platforms to deliver cloud services to customers and ultimately chose Apache CloudStack as the best fit. Today, CEO Swen Brüseke is seeing a clear shift in the German market. Many organisations are moving away from hyperscalers due to rising costs and concerns around reliance on US-based providers. Open-source cloud platforms are becoming an increasingly attractive alternative for service providers looking for control, flexibility and long-term sustainability. Subscribe to our YouTube to be notified when the interview drops! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gWmRH-TR

In 25 years of working with automation for SMBs, we've learned that off-the-shelf software adaptation is a major pitfall. Cloud products like Azure Apps or Dynamics plugins often appear attractive but suffer from poor performance, low scalability, and high long-term maintenance due to pay-per-response models and constant vendor changes. The gold standard is using open-source OS on quality cloud infrastructure (like AWS) with custom, minimal-dependency code.